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On the 14th of November he reached Will's Creek , the frontier of inhabited
Virginia ; here he hired a pilot , and four other attendants , to accompany him over
the Alleghany mountains ; the passage of which was now attended with difficulty
and ...
On the 14th of November he reached Will's Creek , the frontier of inhabited
Virginia ; here he hired a pilot , and four other attendants , to accompany him over
the Alleghany mountains ; the passage of which was now attended with difficulty
and ...
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the passage of which was now attended with difficulty and hazard . The weather
became incessantly stormy , and the snow deep ; and he was unable to arrive at
Turtle Creek , on the mouth of the Monongahela , before the 29d . Here he was ...
the passage of which was now attended with difficulty and hazard . The weather
became incessantly stormy , and the snow deep ; and he was unable to arrive at
Turtle Creek , on the mouth of the Monongahela , before the 29d . Here he was ...
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When the General , in April , left Alexandria , Colonel Washington entered his
family , and attended him to Will's creek , where fort Cumberland was now
erected . Here the army remained until the 12th day June , collecting horses ,
waggons ...
When the General , in April , left Alexandria , Colonel Washington entered his
family , and attended him to Will's creek , where fort Cumberland was now
erected . Here the army remained until the 12th day June , collecting horses ,
waggons ...
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Dr. Craik , the physician who attended him in his last sickness , was a witness of
this scene : “ I expected , ” says he , “ every moment to see him fall . His duty and
situation exposed him to every 1 danger . Nothing but the superintending care of
...
Dr. Craik , the physician who attended him in his last sickness , was a witness of
this scene : “ I expected , ” says he , “ every moment to see him fall . His duty and
situation exposed him to every 1 danger . Nothing but the superintending care of
...
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By this measure he thought the militia , whose services were attended with
incalculable expense , and were seldom productive of good , might be relieved
from temporary draughts . The feelings and views of Colonel Washington on
these ...
By this measure he thought the militia , whose services were attended with
incalculable expense , and were seldom productive of good , might be relieved
from temporary draughts . The feelings and views of Colonel Washington on
these ...
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| Titel | Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United States |
| Autor/in | Aaron Bancroft |
| Verlag | J. Stockdale, 1808 |
| Original von | Klosterbibliothek Montserrat |
| Digitalisiert | 17. Juni 2010 |
| Länge | 560 Seiten |
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